Non-refillable bottle.



B. MAURBR & A. GORDON.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.13. 1911.

Patented Oct. 22, 1912.v

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22,1912.

Application filed April 13, 1911. Serial No. 620,816.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BARNETT MAURER and AARON GoRDoN, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Killingly, in the county of lVindham andState of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin NonRefillable Bottles; and we do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles.

One object of the invention is to provide a non-refillable bottle havingan improved construction and arrangement of bafiie devices and a valvewhich will permit the liquid to be readily discharged from the bottlebut which will effectually prevent any liquid from being placed in thebottle after the same has been originally filled and closed.

A further and important object of the invention is in the particularconstruction of a device of the character described, whereby a taperingcage is formed having a convex top and a flat bottom, whereby the ballof the valve hereinafter more specifically referred to is properlyconfined and guided, the said upper plate forming a correspondinglyshaped receiving seat to compose the ball when the liquid is poured fromthe bottle.

With this and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of the upperportion of a bottle constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2is a central vertical section thereof; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section onthe line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a similar view on the line H of Fig. 2;Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the removable baffle plateemployed in my improved bottle broken out of the structure of which itforms an integral part; Fig. 6 is a similar View of the removableclosing plate; Fig. 7 is a side view of the upper end of the neck of thebottle with the non-refillable attachment removed showing the manner inwhich the latter is secured to the neck.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the bottle orcontainer to which the invention is applied. The bottle or container 1may have a body portion of any size or construction and is provided onits upper end with a neck 2 having on its upper end a reduced extension3 in the outer side of which are formed two or more grooves 4 in whichare arranged suitable locking springs S the purpose of which will behereinafter described. Washers or gaskets 6 formed of rubber, cork orother suitable material are preferably arranged in the reduced extension3 of the neck 2 to form an air tight closure between the neck 2 and thepart applied thereto for closing the bottle. Adapted to be applied tothe extension 3 of the neck 2 is a supplemental neck 7 in the lowerportion of which are formed one or more locking grooves with which areadapted to be engaged the locking springs 8 when the end of the neck 7is slipped over the extension 3, thereby securely locking these partstogether. The interior of the neck 7 is tapered from its outer end andthe inclined walls of the tapered passage are provided with longitudinalribs alternating with grooves as shown at 9. Above the ribbed inclinedwalls, the tapered portion is formed straight and smooth and is adaptedto receive a stopper 10 or to be otherwise sealed at its outer end.

Integrally formed at the outer end of the inclined ribbed portion of theneck 7 is a baffle plate 11. at the outer edge of which are formed aseries of discharge openings 12 which form continuations of the groovesbetween the ribs, through which the liquid contents of the bottle willpass when the bottle is tilted to a discharging position.

Loosely arranged in the tapered passage formed by the inclined ribbedwalls 9 is a disk 13 which, whenever the bottle is brought to an uprightposition will drop into engagement with the upper end of the extension 3of the neck 2 thereby closing said neck and preventing any liquid frombeing placed in the bottle after the neck 7 has been applied thereto.Also arranged in the tapered passage formed by the ribbed walls 9 of theneck 7 is a ball or spherical body 14 which when the bottle is in anupright position, will drop upon the disk 13 and thus prevent the latterfrom being lifted by an instrument inserted in the neck of the bottle.\Vhen the bottle is tilted or inclined to a position for discharging thecontents thereof the disk 13 and marble 1 1 will drop forward and thuspermit the liquid to be discharged from the bottle or container.

From the foregoing description taken in connection With the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and operation of the invention Will bereadily understood Without requiring a more extended explanation.

Having thus described our invention What We claim is:

A bottle of the character described comprising a reduced neck having aninner tapering surface, a supplemental neck adapted to be attached tothe same, a cage snugly confined in the supplemental neck and conformingto the inner tapering surface thereof, a concave baflle plate formingthe top of the cage and provided With circumferentially disposeddischarge openings Which form continuations of the grooves formedbetween the ribs of the cage, a flat disk forming a temporary bottom forthe cage and slidably located Within the latter, and normally restingupon and closing the connecting reduced neck section of the bottle, anda ball movably located in the cage thus constructed and adapted totravel the full length of the cage and to be snugly engaged With theconcave baffle plate and inclined ribs of the cage When the bottle is ina position to pour the contents therefrom.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

BARNETT MAURER.

AARON GORDON. Witnesses:

J. HOWARD BURDIoK, LOUIS A. WOISARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

